Chapter 363: The Past
Gonggong Li shuddered and said, "...... Didn't Lord Zuo already verify that Master Bai was not the daughter of Mu Xiang. ”
"Left Striker?" Nandi's eyes lit up...... Local corrupt officials have a lot of favoritism! The sharp tone carried a rare chill, and Gonggong Li was busy holding his breath and didn't dare to say more.
For a long time, Nandi slowed down his voice, as if to persuade Gonggong Li, and as if he was talking to himself, "...... When I look at Master Bai, I clearly have the appearance of Mrs. Mu back then. ”
When the queen feasted the women of the court, he met Mrs. Mu.
Touching the Dongzhu Buddha that the crown prince had just given him, Gonggong Li saw sweat on his forehead.
"What do you think of Mu Xi's case back then? Was he really wronged? There was a hint of confusion in Nandi's eyes.
Calming down, he thought about it for three whole days, with the caution of Mu Wanqiu he saw that day, she was not really wronged, there was no great grievance, she would never dare to kneel and beg herself so much!
Let's ask, if she is really a heinous sinner, she can't cover it up, how dare she kill herself in front of herself?
Unless she is a fool, Mu Wanqiu is not stupid.
However, Mu Xi's case was personally experienced by him, how could he have wronged him?
Gonggong Li threw himself on his knees, "...... The minions did not dare to talk nonsense. ”
"But you say it's okay......"
This ...... "Gonggong Li wiped the sweat from his forehead" Folklore has it that the once-in-a-century drought in Pingcheng three years ago was because the imperial court killed a loyal minister and provoked the wrath of the heavens...... Later, it was Master Bai who knelt in front of the rain altar by the Dragon King River for a long morning, begging for three days of heavy rain and saving the lives of the people......" The voice trembled, and Gonggong Li secretly looked at Nandi's expression.
The hall was surprisingly quiet.
Gonggong Li felt that his heart was about to pop out of his throat, and his fingers unintentionally touched the Dongzhu Buddha in the sleeve cage, and he felt a chill in his heart. secretly regretted that he should never have coveted this bit of false wealth and passed these words on behalf of the prince.
Just when Gonggong Li was about to collapse. Nandi's voice full of confusion came: "Three years ago, the person who asked for rain in Pingcheng turned out to be Master Bai? ”
Hearing Nandi's voice, except for confusion, there was no trace of anger. Gonggong Li exhaled, and he almost collapsed on the ground. Reluctantly let himself kneel straight, and said, "...... That person was Master Bai, who was exiled to Pingcheng from the Huaiyin Mountain area, and saw that Lord Xu, the prefect of Pingcheng at that time, was going to sacrifice the dragon king with a boy to ask for rain, and he couldn't bear it, so he resolutely stepped forward. He made a military order with Lord Xu and personally went to the altar to ask for rain. ”
She begged for rain to save the two sacrificial children?
How can this compassion be the remnants of heinous sinners?
The confusion in Nandi's eyes was even stronger, and he asked Li Gonggong, "Is there still a report of Pingcheng asking for rain back then?" ”
“…… Yes"
"Look for ......," Nandi turned and sat back behind the bookcase.
Gonggong Li answered yes, got up and walked out.
These recitals had already been prepared and delivered by the crown prince and Li Jun, and after a while, Gonggong Li returned.
Nandi took the report he handed him and looked at it seriously.
Refilled the pot of hot tea, and Gonggong Li stood aside with his hands down.
“…… Could it be that I really wronged Mu Xi back then? After a long time, Nandi raised his head. Said to himself.
If the minister spoke for Mu Xi with red lips and white teeth, Nandi would not believe it, but this is God speaking. I killed him back then. caused a once-in-a-century drought, and then his daughter knelt down all morning, and God took back the punishment.
The moon is snowing, and the sky is drought, this is God's punishment for the world, and I heard that if there is no strange injustice in the world, this kind of anomaly will never appear.
Doesn't this show that Mu Xi was wronged back then?
However, those are all his own personal experiences, how can he be wronged?
In an instant, the past three years ago appeared in front of Nandi's eyes: three years ago, once in a while, Nandi was infatuated with the music of the Phantom Moon Tower, and since then, he has often gone out of the palace to listen to the music of the Phantom Moon Tower.
On the day of the accident, he was listening to the head of Xing, and he heard that the outside of the Phantom Moon Building suddenly became chaotic, and he was surrounded by the government, and he didn't mind at first, he just thought it was a temporary inspection by the government, so he ordered the father-in-law around him to take his waist card and go out to send people away, who knew that the father-in-law went out for a while and returned with a pale face, the outside was not a temporary inspection, but the officers and soldiers of the military battalion, who were ordered to arrest a Nangong prince from Anyang, saying that he was the secret dish of the Qi State, and he wanted to be executed on the spot.
Nangong is his pseudonym, in order to hide people's eyes, he deliberately said that he was from Anyang, on the border of Qi and Zhou, who knows, he was actually exploited by someone and said that it was a secret dish of Qi.
These people clearly knew his identity and came to intercept him!
Outside the Phantom Moon Building, surrounded by officers and soldiers, the inner three floors and the outer three floors, listening to the knocking sound of the door outside and the shouting of one after another, Nandi's heart was never as desperate as at that moment, even if three years later, recalling the experience of that day, he still had palpitations.
It's not that there is a hole under the jade embroidery bed that can lead to the outside, and he is afraid that it will be difficult for him to survive.
With the help of Yu Linglong, he successfully escaped from the Phantom Moon Tower, and met the King of England, who heard that the Phantom Moon Tower was surrounded by officers and soldiers, and brought the guards to him, and finally escaped with his life.
Thinking that once he died, the biggest benefit was the prince, after returning to the palace, the Southern Emperor hid from the prince, and secretly ordered the king of England to investigate the matter thoroughly, and the king lived up to his expectations, and secretly arrested Mu Xiang's herald scribe Mu Tong, and found out the reason within three days.
Only Mu Xi and he can mobilize the soldiers of the military battalion, he naturally will not transfer troops to kill himself, needless to say, it must be Mu Xi, sure enough, under inquiry, the commander of the Japanese battalion, Liu Zhan, was ordered by Mu Xi to surround the Phantom Moon Tower, Mu Xi's personal servant Mu Tong also confessed, that day he was indeed ordered by the prime minister to go to the military battalion to transfer the soldiers.
There are all human and material evidence, how can Nandi not believe it?
After listening to Mu Tong's confession, seeing Mu Xi's handwriting and seal on the troop transfer charm and the secret letter between Mu Xiang and the prince confessed by Mu Tong, especially thinking that he was really intercepted and killed in the Phantom Moon Building that day, and the successor was naturally the prince, the Southern Emperor was cold to the bone.
After all, it is not a fair and honest thing to go out of the palace to listen to the music in the Phantom Moon Tower, and it is not a matter of royal dignity to spread it, especially the ugliness of the family like the cannibalism of father and son, and this matter has been suppressed by the Southern Emperor so far, and it has not been hyped up. did not hand over to Dali Temple for review, but only copied Mu Xiangfu overnight on the grounds of deliberately rebelling with the private transfer of troops, and at the same time imprisoned the prince.
I remember the scene vividly. In addition to the troop transfer talisman, the prince and Mu Xi also confessed to those secret letters at that time, although the secret letters did not mention the matter of plotting power and usurping the throne. But the prime minister of a country and the prince of the current dynasty secretly communicate so frequently, it is difficult to say that there is no suspicion of forming a party. How could he have wronged Mu Xi?
“…… Back then, things were always handled only by His Royal Highness the King of England, so since he was confused, why don't you call the prince to ask again? Seeing that Nandi looked confused, Gonggong Li took the opportunity to say.
"You also think Mu Xi was wronged?" Coming back to his senses, Nandi asked.
“…… At that time, Banzai trusted His Royal Highness the Prince, and the position of the prince was unshakable, and the prince had no reason to make a sudden move. Gonggong Li said cautiously. Seeing that Nandi's gaze turned cold, he knelt down, "The slave feels that Long Live has decided to reuse the prince, and it is better to find out what happened back then, so it is always a pimple to hide in my heart." ”
Nandi's expression eased, and after a long time, he waved his hand, "Transfer the case file of that incident, you go and summon the prince to ......"
"Yes......" Gonggong Li breathed a sigh of relief. Walked out quickly.
After about half an hour, the prince was brought in, kowtowed, and said, "...... Sons knock on their father? ”
"Flat ......"
"Father Xie's ......"
The prince stood up and stood aside. Nandi looked left and right, "You guys go down......"
The palace maids and eunuchs standing on both sides retreated, and Gonggong Li closed the door with his hand back and guarded the door in person.
Raising his eyebrows and glancing at the prince, Nandi lowered his head again and continued to look at the case file in his hand.
The hall was surprisingly quiet.
Gradually, sweat oozed from the prince's forehead, although before entering the palace, after listening to Gonggong Li's description, Li Jun had already analyzed it for him, long live this is figured out, if he wants to open the knot in his heart three years ago, he entered the palace this time There is no danger, but, in the face of the barren silence of this ancient tomb, the prince's heart is still tightened, and his clothes are attached to his back.
Nandi finally put down the case file and raised his head.
"Is there something wrong with my father summoning his sons?" The prince took the opportunity to scream, and the voice he tried to suppress still carried a trace of unease.
The two-year captivity life has made him a lot less sharp.
Seeing that his face turned pale, Nandi sighed and pointed to the chair on the side...... The emperor sits down. "The voice is rarely kind.
The prince felt much more at ease, and sat down in his chair with trepidation.
“…… This is the case file of Mu Xi's rebellion three years ago. After taking a sip of tea, Nandi pointed to the case file he had just put down and said, "There are only you and I in this house today, there is a blue sky and a bright blue sky, and there is loess Zhaozhao below, and the emperor said a word in his heart to his father...... "I didn't call myself me, at this moment they were just father and son, looking at the prince earnestly, Nandi's amicable tone was extraordinarily solemn, "Three years ago, did the emperor participate in this incident?" ”
He once asked the prince about this, and the prince denied it at the time, but he thought it was a quibble, and now, he wanted to hear what the prince said from his heart, even if he was really involved in this matter, the father and son could be honest with each other, and he could be relieved.
After all, the prince was still young, and it was also tempted by traitors to act recklessly, and he believed that after two years of captivity, the prince also knew that he was wrong and knew how to restrain himself.
"Erchen wronged ......" The prince knelt down, saw that Nandi's face changed instantly, and he hurriedly raised his right hand, and said, "Erchen swore to the sky, if he had the intention of killing his father and emperor three years ago, when ten thousand people died through his heart, he would never be reborn!" ”
Ancient heavy oaths, especially the emperor's family, known as the son of God, easily dare not swear, this oath can not be described as non-poisonous, obviously the prince was wronged.
Nandi's face was slightly pale.
It's just that he frowned again, and said secretly, "The emperor swears that he didn't participate in this matter, and this talisman is clearly Mu Xi's handwriting and seal, could it be that he did it alone?" He shook his head again...... Kill me, and the emperor is here, he can't sit on the dragon chair, on the contrary, in order to give an explanation to the people of the world, the emperor will also destroy other clans to avenge me, why should he take the way of self-destruction? It doesn't make sense. ”